Southwest Airlines Co. will begin shipping to Mexico in the Dallas-based carrier’s first foray into international cargo shipments. Initial destinations will be Mexico City, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. Cargo will move on Southwest Airlines' domestic flights and then be loaded onto international flights at gateway cities such as Houston.

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DALLAS, Feb. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) announced today its intention to begin shipping cargo to select international destinations beginning in May 2018, subject to requisite government approvals. The first international destinations Southwest Airlines Cargo® expects to serve are Mexico City, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos, and Puerto Vallarta with more international destinations planned for 2018. "By offering the cross-border services that our Customers are looking for, we're able to help meet the needs of businesses throughout the United States and, soon, in Mexico," said Matt Buckley, Southwest Airlines' Vice President of Cargo and Charters.

Southwest Airlines is adding non-stop service between St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Hartford, Connecticut, and also is expanding service from Lambert to Philadelphia. In addition, as part of its seasonal schedule changes, Southwest is trimming its St. Louis-to-Panama City, Florida, service from daily to Saturday-only. The airline, according to its fall schedule released Thursday, will add service to Harford’s Bradley International Airport, the second-busiest New England airport, starting Aug. 7.

Extending its West Coast push, Tampa International Airport is getting additional nonstop service to Los Angeles this summer. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) will begin daily nonstop service between Tampa ...

On Thursday, Southwest Airlines became the third carrier in a week to announce a new nonstop route at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The new service is to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) in Missouri and will debut April 8. Until last year, that region was among RDU's top unserved domestic markets.

On Thursday, Southwest Airlines became the third carrier in a week to announce a new nonstop route at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The new service is to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) in Missouri and will debut April 8. Until last year, that region was among RDU's top unserved domestic markets.

DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) today extended its bookable flight schedule through Oct. 1, 2018, adding several new nonstop routes to its schedule. The new routes reflect demand by the carrier's Customers to further connect key markets. Ahead of an event for thousands of Southwest® Employees in Nashville, airline Leaders announced that the carrier will be adding five departures a day Monday through Friday for nonstop travel between Nashville and Atlanta beginning Aug. 7, 2018.

A Muslim student who was removed from a Southwest Airlines (LUV) plane after talking on his phone in Arabic has sued the Dallas-based carrier, alleging racial discrimination. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi claims in the lawsuit he was “publicly humiliated,” searched and interrogated for hours after being ejected from the flight before takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport. Makhzoomi was 26 years old and a public policy student at the University of California Berkeley when the incident occurred in April 2016.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) believes it has given back to its employees at an unprecedented pace, after paying out more than $1 billion in profit-sharing for the fourth year in a row. The Atlanta-based airline announced Tuesday that Delta's 80,000 employees earned a $1.1 billion payout for "delivering record-breaking operational and customer satisfaction performance as well as strong financial performance." The company's $1.5 billion worth of profit-sharing in 2016 was a company record. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a news release that the four straight years of $1 billion profit sharing is a "milestone no company in history has ever achieved." The company said the profit-sharing program has paid out more than $5 billion over the past five years.

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Khairuldeen Makhzoomi said he is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for civil rights violations, discrimination and emotional distress stemming from the "Islamophobia" underlying the April 6, 2016 incident, which began as he awaited takeoff to Oakland from Los Angeles. Southwest had no immediate comment. The complaint was filed with the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

Southwest Airlines Co was sued on Tuesday by an American citizen who came to the United States as an Iraqi refugee, and said he was removed from a California flight after another passenger became unnerved upon hearing him speak in Arabic. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi said he is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for civil rights violations, discrimination and emotional distress stemming from the "Islamophobia" underlying the April 6, 2016 incident, which began as he awaited takeoff to Oakland from Los Angeles. Southwest had no immediate comment.

CHICAGO (AP) — Southwest Airlines officials say flights are operating close to normal at Chicago's Midway International Airport after the airline canceled hundreds of them Sunday because of a shortage of de-icing fluid.

Southwest Airlines confronted a massive meltdown on Sunday at Chicago’s Midway Airport, the carrier’s largest hub. Southwest customer service agents reportedly told passengers with cancelled flights that the problem was weather. But the airline later said its own operational failures at the airport were the reason for the cancelled flights. Noted Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association: “The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association is very concerned about the reoccurring de-icing problems in MDW. We know our passengers deserve a much better experience and product and are awaiting a full explanation from Southwest Airlines.